Friday, July 3, 2015

Focaccia Bread With Rosemary and Garlic | Italian Bread

When i searched for italian bread to try, i found this focaccia bread.The dough is similar to our pizza dough,so i'm confident that there wont be any major disaster. To me surprise i got wonderful golden crust on the top, usually getting color on the top is my major problem while baking any type of bread.

Since i bake it in small round pan, my bread is thicker than the usual one and also it's very spongy. But when i browse the image for focaccia bread, it doesnt look this much spongy, i think, this is because of the small baking pan, anyhow, the bread has wonderful flavor and we love it totally.I'm glad that i tried this bread and also i acclaimed this is the best bread i baked so far.Now let see the procedure.

ProcedureMix the yeast & sugar in lukewarm water and leave it aside for 15 minutes or till it's forthy.After 15 mins, it become frothy and it's ready to use.

Now take the flour in a large bowl along with salt and 1 tbsp of oil , mix it well, then add yeast mixture and make a sticky dough with required water.

Then oil the bowl well with 1/2 tsp of olive oil and place the dough in the bowl ,cover it and leave it aside for 2 hours or until it doubles its volume.

After 2 hours,dough double in its size.Punch the dough to escape the air.Take the baking dish, grease it well with olive oil and keep it ready.

Now transfer the dough into baking dish and stretch it to the size of the pan with your fingers.Let it sit for 20 mins, in the mean time preheat the oven . After 20 mins the dough slightly raises, make little dimples on the surface of the dough with your fingers.

Drizzle the remaining 11/2 tbsp of olive oil into the dimples of the dough and sprinkle rosemary on the top and bake it in the preheated oven at 220c for 15 mins.

Wonderful golden crust focaccia bread is ready. You can have it with bowl of soup.

Note:

To proof the yeast, make sure that the water is lukewarm. It should be 105F to 110F. If you dont have thermometer(like me) to measure the temperature. Put few drops of water in your wrist, if it's warm & comfortable to you, that's the correct temperature.